Gulf Nations Face New Reality, Whether Cease-Fire Holds or Not

The countries will have to re-evaluate their relationships with Israel, Iran and the United States after a war that has ...
The New Arab

Egypt's ban on women working in Gulf ignites fierce national debate

The new move followed reports from the Egyptian Labour Representation Office in Riyadh about women working in roles that ...

What Dell is telling employees as Iran threatens to strike US companies in the Middle East

Dell was one of the 18 US-owned companies Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened on Tuesday. This is how it's ...
The Media Line

Both Gulf Countries Took Iranian Fire. One Called for War. The Other Called Tehran

Oman is preserving a diplomatic channel to Tehran, while the UAE is backing a harder regional effort to roll back Iran’s military leverage Iranian drones struck Oman’s Salalah port. Iranian missiles ...
Cfr.org

Gulf Leaders Didn’t Want the Iran War. They Need Trump to Win It Anyway.

Steven A. Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Throughout four weeks of war, Iran has continued to make the United States ...
The Washington Post

Gulf countries want Trump to end Iran war — but not yet, officials say

As the Trump administration makes what it says are initial peace overtures to Iran, U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, initially skittish about the war, have become fearful of a hasty settlement that ...
CNBC

Anthropic says Claude can now use your computer to finish tasks for you in AI agent push

Anthropic is trialling a feature that lets users send prompts to Claude from a smartphone. Claude will complete the task on its own on a person's computer. Anthropic's product underscores its push ...
Yahoo

Gulf countries report further attacks from Iran

Iran launched further attacks on Gulf countries on Sunday, more than three weeks after the US and Israel began their war with Iran. "The air defence systems are currently responding to a missile ...
Defense News

Ukraine deploys units to 5 Middle East countries to intercept drones

A Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets flies at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026. (Thomas Peter/Reuters) KYIV — Ukraine has deployed specialist teams to five ...
WBOC

The Latest: Iran attacks Israel and Gulf countries after an Israeli strike kills its security chief

Iran launched strikes toward Israel and neighboring Gulf countries early Wednesday, with explosions heard in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and interceptions reported in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, ...
Seeking Alpha

Alcoa grabs interest from buyers seeking alternative supply as Persian Gulf countries curb output

Alcoa (AA) said Tuesday it is attracting new aluminum orders from buyers seeking alternative sources of material while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. Smelters in the ...
The New York Times

Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees

Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help. By Vivian Nereim Reporting from ...